The Greatest Metal Song Cup - Part II, Round 3, Matches 67-72

[MrKnickerbocker]

And hot take: barring "Angel of Death" and "The Sentinel", "Jesu død" is the best song here. This is an eight minute song that perfectly builds and sustains and intense atmosphere with its incredibly melodic feel.

I, and many others, just hear noise. It's eight minutes of listening to your neighbor leave their chainsaw on and unattended as it flops around a shoddy garage. I simply cannot look past every single basic element of production to hear this "perfectly built" song you're talking about.

 

[KidInTheDark666]

Yeah I don't know, black metal just seems to lack everything I want to hear in my music.

 

[Shmoolikipod]

Search and Destroy is fun, but just about any part of Deliverance is more interesting than it.

More Human Than Human has decent groove and a terrible chorus. Still don't have a high opinion of it. Jesu Død is a little overlong, and basically a trance song with black metal aesthetic which I'm not too big on. Still better.

Warzone is great, hard to deny The Sentinel's greatness even if I don't ever listen to it.

I like Dream Theater.

Super cool stuff in Wide Shut, it's a little too well produced though. Angel of Death is perfect.

Anthem that goes on for twice as long as it should vs a lively interesting song. Freezing Moon

 

[Diesel 11]

Search and Destroy is fun, but just about any part of Deliverance is more interesting than it.

More Human Than Human has decent groove and a terrible chorus. Still don't have a high opinion of it. Jesu Død is a little overlong, and basically a trance song with black metal aesthetic which I'm not too big on. Still better.

Warzone is great, hard to deny The Sentinel's greatness even if I don't ever listen to it.

I like Dream Theater.

Super cool stuff in Wide Shut, it's a little too well produced though. Angel of Death is perfect.

Anthem that goes on for twice as long as it should vs a lively interesting song. Freezing Moon

If nobody got me, I know Shmoolikipod got me.

 

[Jer]

“Search And Destroy” vs. “Deliverance”: A shit song with good guitar work vs. a great song with shitty extreme vocals? No contest despite the Cookie Monster nonsense. Congratulations, MrJunkerMyBride. Winner: Opeth - “Deliverance”

“More Human Than Human” vs. “Jesu Død”: A dope groove vs. a better-than-it-ought-to-be black metal song that runs on twice as long as it should? Sorry, @Magnus, but I know which song I’d rather listen to again. Winner: White Zombie - “More Human Than Human”

“Warzone” vs. “The Sentinel”: Great riffs, a decent vocal line, and little else from Armored Saint aren’t enough to topple a very good Judas Priest track. Congratusorrylations @MrKnickerbocker, but The Kissindrocker’s nominee takes this one. Winner: Judas Priest - “The Sentinel”

“The Spirit Carries On” vs. “Smoke On The Water”: A schmaltzy Dream Theater track only partially redeemed by its solo vs. a solidly good Deep Purple track? Sorry, @DJMayes, but the list nominee is preferable here. Winner: Deep Purple - “Smoke On The Water”

“Wide Shut” vs. “Angel Of Death”: A good and interesting Myrath track vs. a better-than-average but still disappointing Slayer track? Sorry, KaGGno, but @Confeos ‘s nominee takes this one. Winner: Myrath - “Wide Shut”

“Warriors Of The World United” vs. “Freezing Moon”: A cheesy AF yet catchy Manowar track vs. a shit show with a few bright spots? Congratulations, @Poto, your nominee takes this one easily. Winner: Manowar - “Warriors Of The World United”

 

[LooseCannon]

Opeth has delivered us from, uh, punk. Do you think that the only kind of zombie that Burzum likes is a White Zombie? Judas Priest's sentinel has smashed Armored Saint in the warzone. The spirit carries the smoke on the water on to Dream Theater. Close your eyes wide shut because the angel of death has come to, uh, Slayer us all. Warriors of the world, unite! Manowar is here to defend us from the frozen moon!

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Part II, Round 3, Matches 67-72​

Group Stage - Round 3	Match 67​	Virtual XI Division​
Suicidal Tendencies - How Will I Laugh Tomorrow	vs.​	Overkill - Elimination​
@srfc	Nominators​	DigitalDreamDoor 100, Rate Your Music 100, Best Music Art 100​
0-1-0, 0 pts, -2	Record​	0-1-0, 0 pts, -5​
Youtube | Spotify | Amazon	Links​	Youtube | Spotify | Amazon​

Group Stage - Round 3	Match 68​	Seventh Son of a Seventh Son Division​
Annihilator - Alison Hell	vs.​	Manowar - Battle Hymn​
Popoff 500	Nominators​	Popoff 500, DigitalDreamDoor 100, Rate Your Music 100 @Perun​
1-0-0, 2 pts, +4	Record​	1-0-0, 2 pts, +10​
Youtube | Spotify | Amazon	Links​	Youtube | Spotify | Amazon​

Group Stage - Round 3	Match 69​	Sanctuary Division​
Metallica - The Thing That Should Not Be	vs.​	Ozzy Osbourne - Over the Mountain​
Popoff 500	Nominators​	Popoff 500, DigitalDreamDoor 100, Rate Your Music 100, Best Music Art 100​
1-0-0, 2 pts, +2	Record​	1-0-0, 2 pts, +6​
Youtube | Spotify | Amazon	Links​	Youtube | Spotify | Amazon​

Group Stage - Round 3	Match 70​	Somewhere in Time Division​
Sentenced - Fields of Blood, Harvester of Hate	vs.​	Bathory - A Fine Day to Die​
@Magnus	Nominators​	Popoff 500, Rolling Stone 100, DigitalDreamDoor 100, Rate Your Music 100​
0-1-0, 0 pts, -3	Record​	1-0-0, 2 pts, +9​
Youtube | Spotify | Amazon	Links​	Youtube | Spotify | Amazon​

Group Stage - Round 3	Match 71​	BBC Archives Division​
Motörhead - Killed by Death	vs.​	Slayer - Raining Blood​
Popoff 500, Best Music Art 100	Nominators​	Popoff 500, Rolling Stone 100, DigitalDreamDoor 100, Radio EHS 100, Rate Your Music 100, VH1 40 @Diesel 11, @KiDDo​
1-0-0, 2 pts, +1	Record​	1-0-0, 2 pts, +11​
Youtube | Spotify | Amazon	Links​	Youtube | Spotify | Amazon​

Group Stage - Round 3	Match 72​	Hell on Earth Division​
Nightwish - The Siren	vs.​	Dio - Rainbow in the Dark​
@Diesel 11	Nominators​	Rolling Stone 100, DigitalDreamDoor 100, Rate Your Music 100​
1-0-0, 2 pts, +11	Record​	1-0-0, 2 pts, +16​
Youtube | Spotify | Amazon	Links​	Youtube | Spotify | Amazon​